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Unless you have evidence they have lied (I got their DOB from IMDB) this comment dips into conspiracy. (by that I mean, no matter what facts someone produces, there is "something" going on we don't know about.)
A quick check on the kids, and discounting Ron Howard since he was so young, the ages of the actors ranged from 19 - 25 with the average age 21 1/2. I never saw anything that suggested they were "kids" in the sense of high school age. To me they were presented as kids meaning counter culture kids and their "good" counterparts; that is young college age kids and they fit into that age bracket.
And as for "old enough to drive", that would be around 16, so why do you imply that means they were "old."
Old post and I haven't watched this show in decades. But I think Samantha and Jeannie's powers were far greater and more all-encompassing. They could could rearrange matter, time, and energy on just a whim. I don't recall Uncle Martin's powers being nearly that great.
Actually, Superman, at least gold and silver age, could do all of that.
I'm surprised this is a question.
1. Tying the hands behind their backs is a method of control. It fosters a feeling of helplessness
2. Without your hands it is unlikely that the prisoner can steal a weapon from the captors.
3. It is difficult to run with your hands tied behind your back. Human beings aren't designed to run that way.
4. A person is reluctant to run with their hands tied behind them, especially in a jungle environment with many obstacles and uneven ground, since if they fall they cannot use their hands to catch themselves.
To sum up, if you want to control someone tie their hands behind their backs. I'm surprised they didn't link them together. I would have. Hobbling their feet would be an additional option, but given the terrain might be more trouble than it would be worth.
No. It means expect normal physics to apply unless we are told (literally, figuratively, metaphorically, or whatever) that they do not.
The mark of good fantastic fiction is being consistent with real world science except where you had declared you aren't. I know, that sounds like a contradiction, but it isn't.
Any world must be self consistent. We can declare certain people can fly, but those who "can't" in the fantastic world must fall. Dynamite or C4 or other explosives must blow up when properly triggered. And so forth.
Iron Man can use all the stones because of his armor shields him. (albeit it, it will kill him.) Hulk can because of his indestructibility. Cap probably can't, despite his moral and symbolic power. Spider Man can't and so forth. Thor might because he is also nearly indestructible.
Arguing the possibilities is a completely legitimate exercise to see if the creators have achieved the goal of making a believable world.
I believe it was Mark Twain who said, "“Truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be possible and truth doesn't.”
Late, but ...
There is no call to use a perjorative toward JoeKulik. He asked a reasonable question with reasoning to support it. I agree that his premise is incorrect and free will exists; the ability to predict depends on knowledge of the individual or observed behavior of outside influences. But just because I disagree with him doesn't mean his premise is inherently unreasonable. He asked the question in a respectful manner. He deserves respect in return.
ok, getting political. Not why I'm on these boards
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My entire career was in retail. These types of customers are more common than you think. You do the best you can. I do thank God that the company I worked for did not tolerate abuse of their associates. I witness managers kick customers out of our store for insulting or yelling at associates who were only doing their jobs.
When I finally earned keys to the store, I kicked several out as well. While we were expected to make of log of the incident, I never heard of anyone getting into trouble for kicking out jerks.
These kind of time limits are typical on all these type of shows. A professional designer doesn't have to make a gown in 24 hours in real life, but in Project Runway they do. Professional prosthetics aren't designed and made in 2-3 days, but on Face Off they are. Its a test of pressure as well as creativity.
You seem to know very little about electronics. Almost all are made overseas. A $99 works perfectly well. You'll get years out of it. You are just looking for excuses know.
Again, buy one or not. That is your choice. But don't make silly excuses for the decision.
And in addition, one stone means nothing. Using a single stone is possible to many beings. (Vision uses one all the time. So did Dr. Strange.). But ONLY SIX stones can be used to do what they want to do. What any of the other stones individually do is meaningless.
Again, WHAT WOULD YOU TEST! There is no indication that using the stones is less if a smaller wish is made. How would you test the gauntlet? From everything we see the stones require a will to activate? Again, use it or don't. There is no test.
Actually I am. You are not getting it at all. ONLY six stones would work. Lets try again. Hulk is perfectly safe if he uses 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 stones. If he uses 6, he may die.
Now, of what possible use is testing less than 6? It won't work. Even if the gauntlet is perfect it won't work. Even if Thanos walked in and said he would be happy to reverse it, less than 6 stones won't work.
So you have only one thing to do. Use all six stones. What would like him to do? Command them to grow a flower? Work his way up? I wouldn't try that since using six stones could kill him at any time.
It would seem we are at an impasse. You think this was a laboratory experiment with all safety protocols in place. I say it was a live fire exercise that could only be done once.
We are unlikely to come to an agreement.
Okay, everything depends on returning the snapped. Only one being available may survive. That's a may. Using less than six could kill him as well. You only have one chance. So lets see if he dies before we get to six and have no chance of returning the snapped. Logic would dictate we use all six. He may die. Or the snapped will come back. Or maybe both.
Its not a great analogy, but lets try this. You have a gun. It has six chambers. Someone is going to kill someone else in the next few minutes. So lets put in one bullet, spin the cylinder. Will it fire? Maybe. If it doesn't, will put in two bullets and try again.
Personally, If I have to be sure of killing this person, I'm going to put in all six bullets.
And as I said, it is far from a good analogy (and all analogies are flawed), but the best I can come up with on short notice.
Yes, that would be the correct way. But truly, what would they test? Individually, the stones did different things. It was only in combination that they could bring the snapped back. And they would be taken a very big risk if Hulk would die before they got through all six stones. Who would do it then?
As for Tony, you should never underestimate his abilities. Though not noticed in the MCU do to the Sony thing, Tony and Reed Richards are considered two of the most brilliant minds on earth and probably off it. They have both created devices far beyond anything current technology should warrant. So yeah, I have no issues with Tony being able to create a gauntlet that would work; or even jury-rigging his armor to act as a gauntlet on the fly. Granted, it killed him.
And what part of what I said suggests to you that I didn't watch the movie? I said >>> He did build a gauntlet which was used by the Hulk (who was judged the most likely to survive using it.<<<
So, I didn't say argue. But I did say that Hulk was the one designated because he was the most likely to survive. so I don't know why you think I didn't watch.
He did build a gauntlet which was used by the Hulk (who was judged the most likely to survive using it.) I could be remembering incorrectly, but I don't think that was what he was using in the battle.
And even with that one, how do you test it except to use it?
You are correct. But he was in extremis. Thanos was about to use the stones. Tony took them. If he didn't use them, Thanos had already demonstrated that he could take them back. Are you saying Thanos would have paused and waited if Tony said "Excuse me, I need to test my armor to see if I can use the stones?" I'm sure Thanos would be happy to wait. Not.
So, no time to test. No time to reflect. Use them or Thanos takes them back and sends half of life back to the dust.
(Or you can take the position of E E Doc Smith Norlaminians from the Skylark series. They don't test machines. Why? Because properly built machines work properly.)